Tag Archives: Rajasthan

Akshay Kumar Graces Inaugural “Festival of Education” in Jaipur

RT. Hon. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje applauds Akshay Kumar for his efforts in taking on taboo subjects such as the Open-Defecation Crisis in India, Head onContinue reading “Akshay Kumar Graces Inaugural “Festival of Education” in Jaipur”

Filmistaan Movie Review: Entertainment packaged, smartly

Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistaan won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 2012. That is an incredibly tall order for a film which finally finds a theatrical release, almost 2 years later. Riding on no significant star value, Filmistaan is one of the rare films which are a testament of heresy to the pervasive opinion about non-mainstream films. Yes, this is a ‘supposedly offbeat/arthouse’ film which is a comedy and a good one at that. That apart, it is also fresher than a million other trashy mainstream comedies we get to see. Yet, that it is not a flawless film and what joy would it have been if it was! Continue reading “Filmistaan Movie Review: Entertainment packaged, smartly”

“Lajwanti” starring Sanghmitra Hitaishi selected for the 64th Berlin Film Festival

Lajwanti”, a Hindi folktale/love story (genre) film directed by Pushpendra Singh and starring upcoming actress Sanghmitra Hitaishi in the title role has been  selected for the ongoing 64th Berlin Film Festival.  Lajwanti is a film based on a folk tale by legendary Rajasthani writer Vijaydan Detha.

The film has been selected under the FORUM section of the film festival. Lajwanti is the only Hindi/Indian feature film along with Mani Kaul’s Ghasiram  Kotwal (old film)  be selected under this category this year. The FORUM category provides an overview of independent, artistic films with a disregard for convention. Forum in short, is the most daring section of the Berlinale. It showcases the best artistic movies from across the world, the films in this section straddle the line between art and cinema.Continue reading ““Lajwanti” starring Sanghmitra Hitaishi selected for the 64th Berlin Film Festival”

‘Alia’s pinch of salt in ‘Highway’

Films capture journeys but in Imtiaz Ali‘s much-awaited ‘Highway’, the journey has made the film. Presented by Sajid Nadiadwala and starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, the film traverses six states of north India and captures the landscape of the different regions as it goes along.

Highway Diaries, are short video snippets that capture the journey of the film and all the exciting experiences that the cast and crew had during its making.Continue reading “‘Alia’s pinch of salt in ‘Highway’”